The Middle East In The News

Iran makes ballistic missile breakthrough
www.Spacewar.com 2005/5/31
Iran announced ... it had successfully tested a new solid fuel missile motor for its arsenal of medium-range ballistic missiles, a technological breakthrough that sparked fresh alarm in Israel. ...
contributed by Bob Anderson

Jerusalem plans Arab home demolition
Jerusalem Post - Jerusalem,Israel 2005/5/31
... Despite its proximity to Jerusalem's most holy site - the area is a mere five-minute walk to the Temple Mount - the dust-filled garbage-strewn and sewage ...

Syria denies helping insurgents cross into Iraq
Forbes - USA 2005/5/31
DAMASCUS (AFX) - Defence Minister Hassan Turkmani denied claims that Syria is aiding the infiltration of insurgents into Iraq, saying that his country is ...

JORDAN: ISLAMISTS CALL FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES
AKI - Rome,Italy 2005/5/30
In early April, Jordan's King Abdullah II appointed Adnan Badran - an academic and former UNESCO official - as Jordan's new prime minister after the monarch ...

Hafez Assad's brother says he wants reform in Syria
Jerusalem Post - Jerusalem,Israel 2005/5/30
His resemblance to his elder brother, Syria's late president Hafez Assad is astounding. As a behind-the-scenes strongman and head ...

News Analysis: Bush Policy Pushes Israel Back to 1949 Armistice
Arutz Sheva - Israel 2005/5/29
... It’s about time the Israeli public recognizes that the “Bush vision” ... does not include any territory east of the 1949 lines. Rather, it holds the disengagement plan as the first phase of an ongoing process of Israeli withdrawals back to what the Labor party leader termed "the Auschwitz borders."
contributed by Bob Anderson

US and Iraqi forces open new attack
International Herald Tribune, France 2005/5/26
BAGHDAD American and Iraqi military forces swept into the western Iraqi city of Haditha before dawn Wednesday and fought street battles with Islamist fighters ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

US hit rebels on road to Syria
The State - Columbia,SC,USA 2005/5/26
HADITHA, Iraq -- More than 1,000 US troops swept into this city on the road to Syria on Wednesday to root out insurgents -- including those loyal to ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

SYRIA: Arab businesswomen strengthen ties with Western ...
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK 2005/5/26
DAMASCUS, 26 May (IRIN) - More than 1,500 businesswomen from across the world gathered in the Syrian capital, Damascus between 20-22 May to strengthen ...

Why not say yes to the 'right of return'
Jerusalem Post - Jerusalem,Israel 2005/5/26
... treaty will include a "grand bargain" under which Israel cedes virtually all its territorial claims, and especially its claim to the Temple Mount, in exchange ...

Hamas not laying down arms, says leader
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) - New South Wales,Australia 2005/5/26
... Mashaal, who is based in Damascus, Syria, said agreeing to the truce did not mean the group had given up its fight against Israel. "Our position is clear. ...

Orascom's Billionaire Sawirises Plan Europe's Largest Buyout
Bloomberg - USA 2005/5/26
... when he worked for Egypt's Ministry of Irrigation ... biggest mobile-phone operator in Jordan, for $424 ... analyst at IDC, an information technology consulting company ...

Sources: Bush to offer Abbas direct aid
CNN - USA 2005/5/26
... He arrived in Washington after meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II to coordinate efforts to restart an international peace plan known as the "road map.". ...

Syria arrets 1,200 at Iraq border
Aljazeera.com - London,UK 2005/5/26
Syria has arrested more than 1,200 fighters trying to cross its border with Iraq in recent weeks, Syria's UN ambassador said, adding that many of them were ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

1,200 arrested at Iraq border: Syria
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) - New South Wales,Australia 2005/5/26
Syria has arrested more than 1,200 people trying to cross the border into Iraq in recent weeks and sent many of them back to their own countries, Syria's UN ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

Leaders of 4 nations inaugurate pipeline
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA 2005/5/26
Officials yesterday began filling the U.S.-backed $3.6 billion Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline to transport Caspian crude to Western markets. ... ... The pipeline connects the landlocked Caspian Basin with the Mediterranean while bypassing Iran, Iraq, Russia and Syria. ...
contributed by Rob

Clinton Talks Tough on the Palestinians, as Sharon Eases Up
New York Sun (subscription) - New York,NY,USA 2005/5/25
... He began his remarks by saying, "I came here from Jerusalem, the eternal, united ... Arab intifadah when he visited on September 28, 2000, the Temple Mount with 100 ...

Syria's Voices of Change
AINA - Modesto,CA,USA 2005/5/25
... Many in opposition circles believe Abdel Nour is protected by President Bashar Assad, whose own reformist impulses are a subject of considerable debate. ...

Bush has gotten it right in Lebanon.
Slate - USA 2005/5/25
... The resolution was ignored by Syrian President Bashar Assad, who until early this year believed, disastrously, that it was merely a ploy to force Syria to bend ...

Syria: End crackdown on human rights defenders
Amnesty International USA - USA 2005/5/25
... arrested the eight, all members of the Board of Directors of the Jamal al-Atassi Forum, and took them to a Political Security branch in Damascus where they are ...

A new initiative for a better world
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates 2005-5-25
PETRA, Jordan -- ONLY days before Jordan's King Abdullah II convened a group of Nobel laureates in the ancient Nabataean city of Petra for a conference on ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand
Daniel 11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant (YHWH's covenant) shall he corrupt by flatteries ...
Revelation 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer (the conquest of hearts and minds as well?).
Revelation 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things ...

US-Syria Relations Deteriorate Over Iraq
Guardian Unlimited - UK 2005/5/24
... Diplomatic relations have not been officially severed, but the US ambassador, Margaret Scobey, has not been at her post in Damascus since she was recalled for ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

Orthodox Church leaders dismiss Jerusalem patriarch
Aljazeera.com - London,UK 2005/5/24
... "The (Jerusalem) patriarch has been dismissed," Kesarios Asilios, the Metropolitan of Jerusalem, told reporters on Tuesday after the meeting of the pan ...

Assad should take his wife's advice and shed light on his murky ...
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/5/24
It is refreshing to see such promising signs from the home of President Bashar Assad ahead of the Syrian Baath Party conference in early June. ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

Christian Leader Splits With Muslims
Guardian Unlimited - UK 2005/5/24
... The anti-Syrian opposition, which united Christians and Muslims against Syria after the February assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri, hopes to end ...

Syria Faces Pressures to Democratize
NPR (audio) - Washington,D.C.,USA 2005/5/24
... second story of a series on the prospects for democratic change in the Middle East, a look at whether the regime of Syrian President Bashar al Assad can survive ... (an audio presentation)
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

Abbas Seeking Assurances of US Help
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA 2005/5/24
... Abbas flew to Washington via Jordan, where he met with King Abdullah II, who used the occasion to appeal for the resumption of peace talks. ...

Syria quashes last dialogue forum
BBC News - UK 2005/5/24
... when arbitrary detentions and political repression were the norm under Hafez al-Assad. The forum was one of several set up after his son Bashar took power in ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

Israel must clarify what comes next after Gaza pullout: Abbas
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates 2005/5/24
... need to clarify what comes after the withdrawal from Gaza," planned to start in mid-August, Abbas said in talks with Jordan's King Abdullah II during a ...

Iraq's most wanted man Zarqawi wounded
Middle East Online - UK 2005/5/24
... Zarqawi, described as a "street thug" by King Abdullah II of Jordan, has not appeared in any videotapes since the US-led invasion of Iraq although there is ...

Syria ends co-operation with US
BBC News - UK 2005/5/24
... has been split between those who feel Washington should work to improve co-operation with Damascus and those who argue that President Bashar Assad is another ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

Students Against Wahhabism
FrontPage magazine.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA 2005/5/23
... Daanish Faruqi ... presented a thorough indictment of Wahhabism, and denounced the former's "mindless apologia… for the hateful doctrine of Wahhabism." ...Faruqi sought "to make it perfectly clear that ISRU is an extremist organization ...
contributed by Bob Anderson

UN team verifies Syrian troops out of Lebanon
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK 2005/5/23
... In Washington, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Syria still had to withdraw intelligence personnel from its tiny neighbor. "We cannot rest. ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

A deal with the devil
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA 2005/5/23
... The Los Angeles Times' substantially and carefully documented report makes clear that this collaboration between our CIA and the Mukhabarat, the Sudanese ...

Sharon to silence calls for further delay on Gaza pullout
Vanguard - Lagos,Nigeria 2005/5/23
... King Abdullah II of Jordan, one of Israel's few interlocuters in the Arab world, however counselled against a delay as he met Shalom on the sidelines of a ...

Al-Qaeda Planned to Build WMD
FrontPage magazine.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA 2005/5/23
WASHINGTON, May 20 -Al Qaeda operatives in Afghanistan began to assemble the equipment necessary to build a rudimentary biological weapons laboratory before ...

IRAQ: FORMER PM REVEALS SECRET SERVICE DATA ON BIRTH OF AL-QAEDA ...
AKI - Rome,Italy 2005/5/23
... Zawahiri, visited Iraq under a false name in September 1999 to take part in the ninth Popular Islamic Congress, former Iraqi premier Iyad Allawi has revealed ...

Rice: Syria Stirring Up Iraq Woes
CBS News - USA 2005/5/23
(CBS/AP) In an angry indictment, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday broadened US accusations that Syria was contributing to violent insurgencies in ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

About 300 suspects detained in Abu Ghraib offensive
International Herald Tribune - France 2005/5/23
... Iraq's government took the diplomatic offensive, joining the United States in its oft-repeated demands that Syria close its porous border to foreign fighters ...

Economic sanctions on Syria "one step below" military action
Aljazeera.com - London,UK 2005/5/23
... The audience member, a Syrian lawyer, said that the US sanctions on Damascus were a rash escalation of a dispute that had not seen sufficient diplomacy, adding ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

Caretaker patriarch to be chosen
Kathimerini - Athens,Greece 2005/5/23
One day before the world's top Orthodox clerics convene in Istanbul to discuss the scandal-mired Jerusalem patriarch's ouster by his own bishops, the Jordanian ...

Fastlink launches a chain of Digital Community Centers in Jordan ...
AME Info - United Arab Emirates 2005/5/23
... to set up a number of Digital Community Centers in Jordan and Palestine with ... Forum, which convened under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II at the ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

US, Iraqi troops in fresh offensive
Aljazeera.net - Doha,Qatar 2005/5/23
... The head of the AMS Harith al-Dhari, handed over a document on mediation to a committee delegated by al-Sadr, which attempted to bridge the difference's ...

Jordan and Egypt urge Israel to pull out on time
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/5/23
The appeals came in meetings Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom had separately with Jordan's King Abdullah II and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abul Gheit ...

King Abdullah: Iraq will not fall into civil war
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/5/23
WASHINGTON: Jordan's King Abdullah II has said that he believes Iraq will "succeed" despite insurgent attacks that continue to target the government and US ...

Arab countries must reform quickly
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/5/23
Jordan's King Abdullah II closed the three-day World Economic Forum (WEF) being held in at the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh by urging regional leaders to respond ...

'World has a stake in Mideast peace'
Jordan Times 2005/5/22
... King Abdullah's closing remarks... friends of the Arab world understand that real reform must come from inside the region, from the stakeholders — the Arab people themselves. And you've delivered a vital message to world leaders: Middle East progress starts here, at home... and it has already begun. ...
Revelation 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things ...

US lawmakers defend Bush Mideast policy at Jordan summit
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates 2005/5/22
... At the onset of the forum Friday, Jordan's King Abdullah II urged regional leaders to accelerate the pace of reform in the Middle East ahead of a G-8 summit ...

Jordan king closes WEF with call for greater reform
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates 2005/5/22
SHUNEH, Jordan - Jordan's King Abdullah II closed on Sunday in this Dead Sea resort a World Economic Forum (WEF) by urging regional leaders to respond to ...
Revelation 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things ...

Jaafari: Turkey to Train Our Security Units
Zaman Online - Istanbul,Turkey 2005/5/22
... Jaafari told the Turkish officials that mainly Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Speaker of the Parliament Bulent Arinc conveyed that they would help ...

***** Laura Bush jostled, heckled in Jerusalem shrine visit *****
Reuters.uk - UK 2005/5/22
... The disturbances during her trip to the Jerusalem holy site showed "what an ... Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif ("Noble Sanctuary") and Jews as Temple Mount and has ...

***** Protesters surround Laura Bush at Jerusalem mosque *****
CNN International - USA 2005/5/22
... The site is Islam's third-holiest, and is built on a hill in Jerusalem known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Haram al-Sharif -- or the Noble ...

Israeli FM asks Jordan to help to stop Gaza violence
Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates 2005/5/22
SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan - Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said on Sunday he has asked Jordan's King Abdullah II to intercede with the Palestinians to ...

Egypt prime minister in Jordan for World Economic Forum
Al-Bawaba - Amman,Jordan 2005/5/22
Nazif is expected to meet with Jordan's King Abdullah II and hand him a message from President Hosni Mubarak on bilateral relations, the latest developments on ...

***** Saraya Jordan unveils its first large-scale development project in ... *****
Al-Bawaba - Amman,Jordan 2005/5/22
... with the presence of His Majesty King Abdullah II and Sheikh Saad Rafic Hariri, at the World Economic Forum at the Dead Sea, between Saraya Jordan, the Social Security Corporation (SSC), the Arab Bank, and the Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC), for the creation of Saraya Aqaba. ... anticipated with the private placement issuance, to be conducted via Atlas Investment Group, thus amounting to a total of JD 257 million (US$362million).
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

***** Dubai Holding launches AED 1 billion investment vehicle to target ... *****
AME Info - United Arab Emirates 2005/5/22
Dubai International Capital (DIC), the investment arm of Dubai Holding, today announced that following a meeting with HM King Abdullah II of Jordan it will launch an AED 1 billion (US$272 million) investment fund that will target opportunities in the Kingdom's booming economy. ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

***** 'Wind of peace blowing over Mideast' *****
Jordan Times 2005/5/22
"There is a wind of peace in the Middle East and no one can stop it. No one can change history," Peres told reporters ...
Peres says that because he knows something's up,... albeit secretly.

Rice Calls Syria "Out of Step" with Democratization in Region
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden 2005/5/21
21 May 2005 -- Syria is "clearly out of step" with democratic developments in the Middle East and "needs to understand that it should not think itself immune ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

'US to press Iran, Syria on Hizbollah'
Al-Jazeerah.info - Dalton,GA,USA 2005/5/21
DEAD SEA (AP) -- The United States will pressure Iran and Syria to stop backing the Lebanese Hizbollah party, whose armed wing will remain on Washington's ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

King of Jordan approves ousting; Christodoulos gets Synod's go ...
Kathimerini - Athens,Greece 2005/5/21
King Abdallah of Jordan yesterday issued a decree approving a decision to depose Jerusalem Patriarch Irenaios, made earlier this month by the Patriarchate's ...

Shi'ites protest US; al-Jaafari to visit Syria
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA 2005/5/21
... visit to Turkey, said he will travel to Damascus to appeal in person for the government to take stronger steps to block insurgents from entering Iraq via Syria ...

GFH signs agreements for $1b Royal Metropolis - Bahrain
Middle East North Africa Financial Network - Middle East 2005/5/21
... multi-purpose projects will certainly drive the country's economy forward, supporting the initiatives of King Abdullah II and the Government of Jordan to make ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

ICT sector positions itself among leading and fastest growing ...
Middle East North Africa Financial Network - Middle East 2005/5/21
... On the home front, the association joined forces this spring with the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, Jordan Telecom, Intel as well as ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

King Abdullah provides a space for reform despite his own ...
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/5/21
Although there is no guarantee that this trend of hosting WEF summits in Jordan will continue, King Abdullah II has seemingly turned the lowest point on Earth ...

Rice: Syria providing financial support for rebels
Jerusalem Post - Jerusalem,Israel 2005/5/21
In an angry indictment, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday broadened US accusations that Syria was contributing to violent insurgencies in Iraq. ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

US warns Syria to pull agents out of Lebanon
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/5/21
... talks Zoellick also held meetings with Jordan's King Abdullah II, Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari. ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

***** Banks enjoy unprecedented growth *****
Jordan Times 2005/5/20
Jordan's banking sector is on a roll ... Net profits of banks operating in the country rose by 60.7 per cent to JD171.3 million at the end of last year ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

***** Construction boom stands tall on economy map *****
Jordan Times 2005/5/20
Nearly everywhere you look, in the cities and in the countryside, people are buying and selling property like hotcakes. The real estate and the construction boom in Jordan is the talk of the town. ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

***** ICT sector positions itself among leading and fastest growing markets in region *****
Jordan Times 2005/5/20
... Under liberalised policies, telecommunications and information technology companies are finding more business opportunities through cooperation in expanding the local market, and increasing exports to the region, and the world. ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

***** Qualifying Industrial Zones take Jordan to Wall Street *****
Jordan Times 2005/5/20
... recently His Majesty King Abdullah ordered the government to find clear and feasible mechanisms for facilitating and improving work at QIZ ... the soon-to-be-announced National Agenda, will include a master plan for enhancing the conditions and the training of the labour sector which, if implemented, could give QIZs more a reason to expand ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

***** Major hotel development projects under way *****
Jordan Times 2005/5/20
"Build them and they will come," ... Tourist traffic is on the rise again, and Jordan is gearing up to accommodate visitors as at least 10 new hotels are sprouting up and around the country.
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

***** Jordanian talent — creative people and their craft *****
Jordan Times 2005/5/20
... seeds of creativity sprout with amazing speed, Amman is the place to be .... Where architects, artists, artisans, well established or emerging, find an auspicious atmosphere to ply their trade and talent — and where to leave their mark.
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

***** Future privatisation programme *****
Jordan Times 2005/5/20
Royal Jordanian ... Electricity ... Postal Services ... Aviation ... The Jordan Phosphate Mines Co. ,,, Railway Projects ... Jordan Petroleum Refinery Co. ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

Jordan says reforms in Mideast must come from within
Xinhua - Beijing,China 2005/5/20
AMMAN, May 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Jordanian King Abdullah II said on ... Abdullah said Arab reforms under an initiative called ... Economic Forum meeting in Jordan was a ...

King Abdullah for Syria-US dialogue
Arabic News - USA 2005/5/20
King of Jordan Abdullah II has called for the necessity for a dialogue between Syria and the United States regarding the pending issues. ...

Zarqawi in Syria Claim Increases Damascus-Washington Tension
Zaman Online - Istanbul,Turkey 2005/5/20
Claims by a top-level US officer that the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq Abu Musab Al Zarqawi attended a meeting in Syria have led to a renewal of tension between ...

Syrian opposition leader Riad Al Turk demands reform
Ya Libnan - Gaithersburg,MD,USA 2005/5/20
... The "hereditary republic" of Bashar Assad, he said, "has been unable to carry out reforms because of profiteers who want to preserve their interests.". ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

Editorial: ‘A World in Danger'
Arab News - Jeddah,Saudi Arabia 2005/5/20
... The conference host King Abdallah II of Jordan was referring to this power when he said, "A process begins here; a process that all of you will shape and by ...
Revelation 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things ...

Have Jordanian archaeologists found the place Jesus was baptized?
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/5/20
Substantial new evidence from archaeological excavations may have located where Jesus was baptized. Scholars long identified Jesus' baptism as ...
contributed by Bob Anderson

Pull out your spies from Lebanon, US tells Syria
Reuters.uk - UK 2005/5/20
DEAD SEA, Jordan (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday Syria must pull out all its intelligence agents from Lebanon, and accused Iran of funnelling ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

US pressures Mideast on peace
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA 2005/5/20
... Jordan's King Abdullah II urged Mideast leaders to "seize the moment" and move ahead with political and economic reforms. But he ...

Erdogan: Turkey is Guarantor of Peace in the Middle East
Zaman Online - Istanbul,Turkey 2005/5/20
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the Iraqi administration is ready to take steps to prevent activity by the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) terrorist ...
I think YHWH has other plans re peace in the middle east

WEF meeting kicks off in Jordan
Middle East Online - UK 2005/5/20
Jordan's King Abdullah II opened Friday in this Dead Sea resort a World Economic Forum aimed at helping leaders seize on the climate of change that has begun ...

Discovering Our Jewish Roots
Jewish Press - Brooklyn,NY,USA 2005/5/19
... Meshekh Hokhma develops a similar idea: ``From the time that Jerusalem and Zion ... Facing the Temple Mount on the roof of the yeshiva, Kabbalat Shabbat and the ...

King Abdullah Warns Israel to Start Preparing Further Pullbacks
Arutz Sheva - Israel 2005/5/19
... King Abdullah issued a warning today that Israel had better not suffice with a withdrawal just from Gaza. He said that if Israel does not also soon withdraw from areas in Judea and Samaria, "the peace process will be impeded." ...
contributed by Bob Anderson

King: Jordan wants to spread democracy
Al-Bawaba - Amman,Jordan 2005/5/19
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Thursday affirmed his confidence in the ability of the Jordanian democracy to overcome the current crisis between the government ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand
Daniel 11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant (YHWH's covenant) shall he corrupt by flatteries ...
Revelation 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer (the conquest of hearts and minds as well?).
Revelation 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things ...

Clinton offers hope to Petra conference
World Peace Herald - Washington,DC,USA 2005/5/19
... according to several insiders, the Petra conference produced an assortment of ideas from the gathered peacemakers, or as Jordan's King Abdullah II called them ...

US grant to fund study for setting up local technology innovation ...
Middle East North Africa Financial Network - Middle East 2005/5/19
... a wide range of sectors, including information and communications ... even internationally," she told The Jordan Times. On behalf of the Ministry of Planning, the ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

Insurgents plotted in Syria, US says
London Free Press - London,Ontario,Canada 2005/5/19
... violence, ordered insurgents a month ago to intensify attacks and his lieutenants began plotting their deadly mission during a secret meeting in Syria, a top ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

SYRIA: NO US REWARD TO DAMASCUS FOR LEBANON PULLOUT
AKI - Rome,Italy 2005/5/19
... A faction of ... "hawks" within the National Security Council ... is bent in a "regime change" in Syria and wants President George W. Bush's administration to push for al-Assad's toppling ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots

Turkish PM: We'll Retaliate Against States that Recognize ' ...
Journal of Turkish Weekly - Ankara,Turkey 2005/5/19
... which have officially recognized the so-called Armenian genocide will face retaliation from Turkey, warned Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday. ...

Arab League Concerned Over Targeting Iraqi Sunnis
Islam Online - Doha,Qatar 2005/5/19
... "I consider these comments from Dhari to be ... In statements to told IslamOnline.net Monday, May 17, AMS spokesman Mothana Harith Al-Dari accused the dominant ...

Eye of the Storm: The buzz in Teheran
Jerusalem Post - Jerusalem,Israel 2005/5/19
... One sign came last month when Iran informed King Abdullah II of Jordan that plans that had been discussed last winter for him to act as an intermediary between ...

The battle for Jerusalem
ISN - Zurich,Switzerland 2005/5/19
... On a second visit to the Temple Mount in 2001, Sharon told reporters: "I am visiting Jerusalem, the capital of the Jewish people for the past 3,000 years and ...

Regional reform seeks democracy, development — King
Jordan Times 2005/5/19
... We need you to speak to our young people, to encourage them to achieve the greatness I know they possess. We need you to help forge a new process for global peace and security. ...
Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand
Daniel 11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant (YHWH's covenant) shall he corrupt by flatteries ...
Revelation 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer (the conquest of hearts and minds as well?).
Revelation 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things ...

Regional meeting discusses economic issues in 'broader' MENA
Jordan Times 2005/5/19
The Jordanian and the US governments hosted a regional meeting with Group of Eight (G -8) countries on Wednesday to address “key trade, investment and finance issues in the broader Middle East and North Africa region (MENA).” ...
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand

King meets with Al Baida residents
Jordan Times 2005/5/19
... During a meeting with the farmers yesterday, the Monarch underlined the need to develop such pioneering projects that reflect positively on the lives of citizens. ...

***** Exclusive: Real Indiana Jones Locates Lost Ark *****
Arutz Sheva - Israel 2005/5/18
... a secret passage beneath the mount -- but that ... transposing them onto "the Third Temple Period" -- which is ... more -- and June the 7th, Jerusalem Day, will ...
Listen to Dr. Vendyl 'Indiana' Jones on archaeology and Bnai Noah ('Noahide')
Vendyl Jones explains: What's is a Noahide anyway?

Turkey strikes Kurdish bases in northern Iraq
World Tribune.com 2005/5/18
After two years of threats, Ankara has sent ground forces, attack helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft to Kandil mountain strongholds of the Kurdish Workers Party. Most of the weapons used by Turkey were imported from the United States. ...
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Iraq and Iran hail new era in relations
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon 2005/5/18
... The US-appointed administration of Iyad Allawi, which was replaced earlier this month by Shiite Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari's government, had often ...

Peres Visits Jordan for Talks with King Abdullah
Arutz Sheva - Israel 2005/5/18
... King Abdullah at a Petra media confere nce stated “Friends of Middle East peace are also actively working and today have an impressive opportunity to succeed…”
Revelation 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things ...

Peres meets King Abdullah in Petra
Jerusalem Post - Jerusalem,Israel 2005/5/18
... Shimon Peres met Jordanian King Abdullah II on Wednesday ... religion of peace, the king said Wednesday ... Following Abdullah's address, participants broke into four ...
Revelation 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things ...

***** U.S. weighs plan to make Iraq a federation of six states *****
World Tribune 2005/5/17
The Council on Foreign Relations ... has recommended the restructuring of Iraq into six states under a single national government. The council, in a report entitled "Power-Sharing in Iraq," warned that even with elections an Iraq led by a strong central government might not be democratic.
contributed by Bob Anderson

Sudan Becomes US Ally in the